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Facts About Fire-Resistant i *TurBinoL "`""'"Monsjnto O/FF-23 <M0723i TOWOLDMON0030891 WATER_PCB-00015360 Introduction Monsanto's Turbinol 153 is a fire resistant synthetic fluid spe cially designed for turbine systems. Turbinol 153 has years of safe, continuous operation as both the lubricant and control fluid in commercial pipe line gas turbines. The unique chemistry of Turbinol 153 offers excellent thermal-oxidative and hydrolytic stability. The following abridged excerpts are from a paper titled, "Fire Resistant Lubricants In Gas Turbines," by Earl P. Farmer, Jr., of Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. The paper was pre sented during the annual meeting of the American Society of Lubrication Engineers (ASLE), Power Generation Council Tech nical Session, in Chicago on May 4-7, 1970. It will appear as an article in Lubrication Engineer, the official ASLE magazine. Hazards of Petroleum Lubricating Oils 7he potential hazards inherent in using petroleum lubricating oils in high speed, high temperature gas lurbine installations prompted Texas Eastern to investigate the applications of fire-resistant lubricants in our gas turbine installations. From our ex periences, several potentially disas trous lube oil fires were prevented by alert operators who happened to be in the right place when turbine failures occurred. In another case, a turbine failure caused a lube oil fire, resulting in a complete station outage. A load compressor failure was responsible for another lube oil fire, which re sulted in damages far more critical in the station operation than the com pressor failure. Still another hazard exists in the use of centrifugal pipe line com pressors. These unils require highpressure seal oil systems with con siderable external piping and controls. Even minor control and piping failures initiate emergency shut-down condi tions, which, when using petroleum oil, necessitate the immediate shut down of oil pumps to prevent feeding of possible fires. This means the high speed rotaling elements must coast down with no lubrication, resulting in the strong possibility of wiped bearings. If the bearings are wiped badly, additional internal damage to the rotating elements and seals can result. Thus a minor failure can lead to a major station outage. Advancing technology combined with rising operating costs led to the development and rapidly increasing use of automatic, remotely controlled, unmanned pipeline compressor sta tions. Obviously, this type of installa tion becomes most vulnerable to the potential hazards of lube oil fires. The obvious solution to these potential hazards is the use of fire-resistant lubricants. Texas Eastern Tries Synthetics In 1958, Texas Eastern pioneered the use of fire-resistant lubricants in large, industrial gas turbines when we installed four 13,400 HP @ 80F. units with the phosphate ester based fluid as the only lubricant. Today, we have twenty industrial type gas turbines in service using the fire resistant fluid in the oil systems. These twenty units, with a total of 323,800 HP, have operated in excess of 410,000 hours without any failures attributed to the fire resistant fluid. Our operating experience over the past twelve years has proven the fire resistant fluid used in our gas turbines to be extremely stable, both thermally and oxidatively. None of the units using this lubricant have experienced an oil change because of excessive oxidation. Periodic tests have indi cated little change in the neutraliza tion number. A coupling guard leak age at one station provided a practical test of the oil's fire resistance by spraying oil against a 700 F. exhaust housing with no fire resulting. Modi fications and repairs by welding on oil piping within the oil tanks further demonstrated fire resistance. Because of the added safety factor and the proven reliability and stability of the fire resistant fluid, it has be come the standard lubricant in all our industrial type gas turbine installa tions placed in service since 1958. TOWOLDMON0030892 WATER_PCB-00015361 Typical Properties of Turbinol PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Appearance Specific Gravity, variation with temperature: Neutralization Number (Acidity) (Mg KOH/gm) Moisture (Max.) Viscosity Saybolts (SSU) Measured: @ _ Absolute-centipoise: @ Pour Point Vapor Pressure (mm Hg @ 200'F.) Boiling Point Secant Bulk Modulus (psi)@ 100F. Coefficient of Thermal Expansion cc/cc/F. Solubility In Water Clear, amber colored oily liquid 40F./60F. 100F./60F. 200F./60'F. 1.356 1.325 1.273 0.02-0.1 0.15% 40F. IOOF. 210F. 40F. 100DF. 210F. 2160 108 37.1 469 29.7 4.1 itf7 0.025 625 JF. 412,000 0.00037 Negligible 040723 7 TOWOLDMON0030893 WATER_PCB-00015362 TEMPERATURE. DEGREES FAHRENHEIT VISCOSITY. SAYBOLT UNIVERSAL SECONDS VISCOSITY. SAYBOLT UNIVERSAL SECONDS o >sj W 05 Wiui.g.u.jML J!1m w1-11 - - 11 1 "* ' 1,1 ' " 11 TOWOLDMON0030894 WATER_PCB-00015363 LUBRICATION PROPERTIES Typical Premium R&0 Turbinol 153 Turbine Oil Four-Ball Wear Test (mm scar diameter) 620 rpm, 167 F., 1 hr. Steel/steel 10 kg 40 kg Steel/bronze 10 kg 0.23 0.53 0.6 to 1.0 0.92 2.0 to 3.0 Timken Test Passing Load, lbs. 40 15 Falex Load Jaw Load, lbs. Torque,lb.inches 4050 60 880 27 STABILITY AND CORROSION PROPERTIES Typical Premium R&O Turbinol 153 Turbine Oil ASTM Rust Test D-665 140"F. Distilled Water Pass Pass ASTM Emulsion Test D-1401 ml Emulsion after 30 minutes 0 0 ASTM Foam Test D-892 Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 Pass Pass , Pass Pass Pass Pass ASTM Turbine Oil Stability Test D-943 (Modified') Hrs. to reach 2.0 mg KOH/g >2000 2000 Hydrolytic Stability Test (MILH 19457--Beverage Bottle Test) 200F. water, 4B hrs., Cu strip Pass Pass Oxidation/Corrosion Test 168 hrs., 250"F., air Metal Attack, mg/cm! Al Mg Cu Fe Cd -0.01 -0.01 -0.04 0.0 -0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Viscosity % Change, 100F. % Change, 210"F. + 8.5 + 0.6 + 1.7 +1.1 Acidity, TAN Change d 0.02 +0.41 'Because of the higher specific gravity of Turbinol, water used in the test would not settle to the bottom of the test cylinder. Hence, oxygen stream was saturated with water before being bubbled through the test fluid. FIRE RESISTANCE PROPERTIES High-Pressure Spray Test (AMS 3150-C and Federal Test Method Std. 791) Localized flashing in contact with flame but self-extinguishing. Low Pressure Spray Test Slight increase in flame intensity. Hot Manifold Test (Federal Test Method Std. 791) 1300F. Tube Intermittent flashing on tube. Does not propogate flame to pan below. 950 F. Tube Does not flash. Molten Metal Ignition (Aluminum alloy @ 1200F.) Does not ignite spon taneously. Flashes intermittently with ignition source, but self-extinguishes. ALCOR DEPOSITION TEST 48 hours, 250F. fluid, 1000 ml/min. air flow @ 400-475F. lube temperature. Total Deposit Rating Filter, mg. Acidity, TAN Change Turbinol 153 Petroleum Oil 10.5 10.5 10 13 + 0.03 d 0.02 0407239 TOWOLDMON0030895 WATER_PCB-00015364 Seals and Packings Information Materials compatible with Turbinol are necessary for dynamic or moving seals. For static seals they arc preferred, but not essential, The following table indicates ma terials recommended. Packing ma terials such as impregnated as- bestors are usually satisfactory with Turbinol. Consult your Mon santo fluid specialist for specific recommendations. This list of component manufacturers Is a guide to obtaining seals compatible with Turbinol. Please contact your equipment manufacturer or seal supplier for their most current recommendations. Acushncl Process Company 776 Belleville Avenue New Bedford, Massachusetts 02745 Anchor Packing Company 401 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19108 Bearings, Inc 3634 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio -44115 A, W. Chesterlon Company Everelt Massachusetts 02149 ' Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company 1311 Flston Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 C.E. Conover & Company, Inc. 333 Passaic Avenue Fairfield, New Jersey 07006 Crane Packing Company 6400 Dakton Sired Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 Garlock Packing Company Palmyra New York 14522 Goshen Rubber Company, Inc. P.O, Box 416 Goshen, Indiana 46526 Greene, T weed & Company North Wales Pennsylvania 19454 Hercules Packing Corporation 11061 Walden Road Aldcn, New York 14004 International Packing Corporation Bristol New Hampshire 03104 Johns-Manville 22 East 40th Street New York, New York 10016 C. W. Marsh Company 36 Hudson Street Muskegon, Michigan 49441 Minnesota Rubber Company 3630 Wooddale Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 Parker Seal Company 10567 Jefferson Boulevard Culver City, California 90230 Plastic & Rubber Engineering, Inc. 756 East Florence Avenue Los Angeles, California 90001 Plastic & Rubber Products Company 2100 Hyde Park Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90047 Precision Rubber Products Corporation Hartmann Drive Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Packing Division Passaic, New Jersey 07055 Reliable Rubber Products Eddyington Pennsylvania 19020 Rockwell Mechanical Packing Company, Inc. 1634 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California 90021 W. S, Shamban Company 11617 West Jefferson Boulevard Culver City, California 90230 Vellumoid Company Rockdale Street and Beaman Avenue Worchester, Massachusetts 01606 The James Walker Packing Company, Inc. P. 0. Box 75 Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411 Filters and Floses FILTEKS Most standard oil filters are satisfactory. You can use active earth or clay types. Filter manu facturers include: Briggs Filtration Division Bowser Corporation Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 Capital Engineering Company 5839 Ashland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60610 Commercial Filters Corporation (Honan-Crane) Lebanon, Indiana 46052 Cuno Engineering Corporation Sub. of American Machine & Foundry 4627 S. Vine Street Meriden, Connecticut 06450 Dollinger Corporation 20 Centre Park Rochester, New York 14608 Fulflo Specialties Company, Inc. 410 Fancy Avenue Blanchester,Ohio 45107 Hilliard Corporation 98 W. Fourth Street Elmira, New York 14903 Marvel Engineering Company 7227 North Hamlin Avenue Chicago, Illinois60645 Pall Corporation 32 Sea Cliff Avenue Glen Cove, L. I., New York 11542 Purolator Products 1000 New Brunswick Avenue Rahway, New Jersey 07065 Rosaen Filter Corporation 1776 E. Nine Mile Road Hazel Park, Michigan 48030 Schroeder Br6s. Corporation 101 Nichol Avenue McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136 Serfilco Division Service Filtration Corporation 7408 North Milwaukee Niles, Illinois 60048 HOSES Butyl, nylon, Vilon or Teflon are preferred when new hoses are installed. Suppliers in clude: Anchor Coupling Company 3600N. Fourth Street Liberlyville, Illinois 60048 Eastman Mfg. Company (See Imperial-Eastman Corp.) Department T. R. 6300 West Howard Street Chicago, Illinois60648 Electric Hose & Rubber Co. 1201 Duro Street Wilmington, Delaware 19B99 Gates Rubber Company 999 South Broadway Denver, Colorado 80217 Imperial Eastman Corp. 6300 W. Howard Street Chicago, Illinois 60648 Lewis Products Holienwald, Tennessee 38462 Samuel Moore Co. Mantua, Ohio 44255 Resistoflex Corp. Roseland, New Jersey 07068 Stratoflex, Inc. 222 Roberts Cutoff Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76114 * N. O * Weatherhead Corp. 302 E. 131st Street Cleveland, Ohio 44108 fe F TOWOLDMON0030896 WATER_PCB-00015365 Other Components SWIVEL COUPLINGS Systems for Turbinol fluids often contain swivel couplings. Some suppliers are: Chiksan Division FMC Corporation 332 N, Brea Boulevard Brea, California 92621 PIPE JOINT SEALERS ... can be bought from: American Sealants Company (See Loclite Corporation) 115 N. Mountain Road Hartford, Connecticut 06111 Crane Packing Company 6410 Oflkton Street Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 Dow Corning Corporation Midland, Michigan 48640 Friesland Plastics Company Friesland, Wisconsin 53935 General Electric Company Insulating Materials Department 1 Campbell Road Schenectady, New York 12306 Permatex Company Department T. R. Flagler Court Building West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 W. S. Shamban 8. Company 11617 W, Jefferson Boulevard Culver City, California 90230 Shell Chemical Company 110W. 51st Street New York, New York 10019 ' ACCUMULATORS ... some systems for Turbinol con tain an accumulator which uses a bladder to separate the fluid from air or nitrogen pressure. For these, a rubber compatible with the fluid is necessary. Suppliers include: Greer Hydraulics, Inc. 5930 W. Jefferson Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90016 PAINTS . . . resistant to Turbinol are sup plied by: Amercoat Corporation Department T Brea, California 92621 Andrew Brown Paint Company 5413S. Districl Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90022 Carboline Company 32-R Hanley Industrial Court St. Louis, Missouri 63130 Carrol Products 148 Marine Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 Finch Paint & Chemical Company Torrence, California 90507 W. P. Fuller & Company 1645 W. Valencia Drive Fullerton, California 92633 The Glidden Company 900 Union Commerce Building Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Interchemical Corporation Finishes Division 1255-T Broad Street Clifton, New Jersey 07011 Lowe Brothers Company Third & Madison Streets Dayton, Ohio 45426 Magna Coatings & Chemical Corporation 1785 N. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, California 90032 Nycote Laboratories 15002 Delano Street Van Nuys,Ca!iforma91401 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Rinshed-Mason Company 5935 Milford Detroit, Michigan 48210 Royalty Painl & Varnish Company Pasadena, California 91101 Saran Protective Coatings Company 2415 Burdette at Reed Ferndele, Michigan 48220 Sherwin-Williams Company 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Titanine, Inc. Seagrave Corporation Elmwood & Morris Avenues Union, New Jersey 07087 U. S. Paint, lacquer & Chemical Company 2101 Singleton St. Louis. Missouri 63103 SOLUBILITY WITH OTHER FLUIDS Other Phosphate Ester and Phosphate Ester-Base Soluble in all proportions Petroleum Oils Soluble in all proportions, but petroleum oil can reduce the fluid's fire resistance. HEAT TRANSFER PROPERTIES Specific Heat BTU/lb/F 60 F. 100F. 150F. 200 "F. Thermal Conductivity BTU/F./ft/hr 60 "F, I00F. 150F. 200F. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES Dielectric Constant @ 25C. @ 60 cycles/sec. @ 1000 cycles/sec. Power Factor < 25C,, % @ 60 cycles/sec. @ 1000 cycles/sec. Specific Resistivity (ohm-cm) @ 25C. @ 100C. ___________________________ O'lOTZ**_____ 0.297 0.304 0.318 0.327 0.061 0.061 0.060 0,060 6.52 5.94 52.00 3.45 1.7 X 10"' 2.0 X 10" TOWOLDMON0030897 WATER_PCB-OOQ15366 DISTRICT SALES OFFICES ALL DIVISIONS AKRON, OHIO 44313 260 Sprlngside Drive Montrose Development Park 7el. (216) 666-4111 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30326 Lenox Towers Bast 3400 Peachtree Pd. N. B. -- Suite 1711 Tel. (404) 577-2260 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 Bverett Station Tel. 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(212) 656 5100 Monsanto Monsanto Company / Functional Fluids /800 North Lindbergh Blvd. /St. Louis, Missouri 63166 TOWOLDMON0030898 WATER_PCB-00015